As one of eight teams scheduled to face the Seahawks in Seattle next season, the Packers could open the 2014 campaign against Russell Wilson and the Super Bowl XLVIII champs. / AP

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The guess here is the Packers would prefer not to open the regular season on the road against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 4.

As defending Super Bowl champions, the Seahawks will get first dibs on hosting the NFL’s annual season opener on the Thursday night after Labor Day.

The Packers are one of eight teams that are scheduled to play at Seattle during the 2014 season, and such a matchup would feature two of the best teams in the NFC.

But with the Packers expected to play their final preseason game on Thursday, Aug. 28, and making their final roster cuts on Aug. 29 or Aug. 30, that would leave a short week to prepare for a road game at Seattle.

Then again, maybe the Packers wouldn’t mind going into Seattle with most starters rested, since many of their key players would see little or no action in the preseason finale.

However, a home game against a slightly less stringent opponent than the Seahawks would sound more appealing for the Packers’ season opener.The Packers traveled to the West Coast to open the 2013 season against the reigning Super Bowl runner-up San Francisco 49ers and came away with an 0-1 record. The Packers have won their season opener in five of eight seasons under coach Mike McCarthy.

The NFL schedule is supposed to come out on April 17, although the league has sometimes announced a few of its nationally televised games sooner than that.

Other attractive opponents for the Seahawks’ season opener include San Francisco, which barely lost to Seattle in the NFC title game, and the Super Bowl losing Denver Broncos.

The guess here is a Super Bowl rematch might not be too appealing to open the season, considering the Seahawks’ lopsided 43-8 victory on Sunday over Denver.

A 49ers-Seahawks game to start the season makes the most sense, although San Francisco is opening a new stadium in 2014 and the NFL might let the 49ers start their season at home.

Other teams on the Seahawks’ home schedule in 2014 include: Dallas, the New York Giants, Arizona, Oakland and St. Louis.